PRINTER'S NO. 2350
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1750
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY SIMMONS, STURLA, THOMAS, SCHLOSSBERG, DONATUCCI,
MUSTIO, McCARTER, CALTAGIRONE, BERNSTINE, PHILLIPS-HILL,
NEILSON, D. COSTA, ROE, WATSON, WHEELAND, FARRY, HENNESSEY
AND SAINATO, AUGUST 30, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS,
AUGUST 30, 2017
AN ACT
Amending Title 3 (Agriculture) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in food protection, further providing for retail
food facility and employee cleanliness.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 5710 of Title 3 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
ยง 5710. Retail food facility and employee cleanliness.
(a) Cleanliness.--The following shall apply:
(1) All retail food facilities, kitchens, dining rooms
and all places where foods are prepared, kept or stored shall
be kept in a clean and sanitary condition and be protected
from dust, dirt, insects and vermin in the manner prescribed
by the regulations of the department. The clothing and hands
of employees shall at all times be clean and sanitary. Except
when washing fruits and vegetables or when approved by the
department, food employees may not contact exposed, ready-to-
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